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QNX Neutrino vs Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

QNX Neutrino
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
IoT Operating Systems (OS) (1st)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (R...
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
448
Ranking in other categories
Operating Systems (OS) for Business (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Computer Systems solutions, they serve different purposes. QNX Neutrino is designed for IoT Operating Systems (OS) and holds a mindshare of 21.0%, down 21.8% compared to last year.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), on the other hand, focuses on Operating Systems (OS) for Business, holds 6.7% mindshare, down 8.3% since last year.
IoT Operating Systems (OS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
QNX Neutrino21.0%
Zephyr19.0%
Wind River VxWorks18.1%
Other41.9%
IoT Operating Systems (OS)
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)6.7%
Ubuntu Linux8.3%
Windows 117.3%
Other77.7%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

HC
Senior Engineering Supervisor at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Certified middleware has streamlined safety-critical ADAS development and supports future projects
I would say for the performance cores, QNX Neutrino offers enhanced security features compared to functional safety and security features when compared to any Linux alternatives. We use our products for ADAS and automated driving, which are ASIL B to ASIL D level safety-critical applications, and QNX Neutrino helps us by providing certified middleware stacks so we don't have to do extensive testing on it, allowing us to focus only on the functions and algorithms. Using any open-source Linux would cause a lot of effort for us to test the overall software, so QNX Neutrino actually helps us reduce our effort and focus our software testing only on the functions and algorithms. It also offers virtual ECU type environments for a lot of testing even before integrating the whole software onto the actual hardware, thus saving us a lot of time later.
CC
Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Automation has transformed daily operations and supports secure, continuous infrastructure
When considering improvements to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), I see one primary area. Within your portal, if you provided more study material along with demonstrations similar to the sessions we are attending, which feature a user-friendly guide, you could incorporate this into your Red Hat console. When I want to install an agent or something else, typing in the console should provide me with clear step-by-step instructions. Throughout the years, installation steps have been available, but regarding AI agents or Ansible automation, I need to verify whether clear information exists. Including this information would be beneficial. Additionally, if you add the sessions that have occurred to your portal or another location, this would help us review them multiple times to gain better understanding. Time is limited, and many sessions occur simultaneously, making it impossible to attend everything. Making these sessions available on your website would be very helpful.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We use our products for ADAS and automated driving, which are ASIL B to ASIL D level safety-critical applications, and QNX Neutrino helps us by providing certified middleware stacks so we don't have to do extensive testing on it, allowing us to focus only on the functions and algorithms."
"QNX Neutrino has positively impacted my organization because it was chosen as the main operating system for the products, at least for the graphical interface communication and for the application layer management."
"RHEL improves database and application performance for my end users. The application can collect regional and national data for my end user, a strategic customer in Indonesia."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has improved the stability and reliability of our infrastructure, giving us fewer system-related issues, better uptime, and a consistent environment for deploying applications and OpenShift clusters while simplifying server administration and troubleshooting so the team can resolve issues more quickly and maintain a secure, stable platform."
"From my perspective, the biggest return on investment when using RHEL is security, as I invest effort and money in RHEL 8 expecting the system to be secure and reliable when serving my clients, and RHEL is definitely helpful in that regard."
"Copious documentation is probably the best feature of the solution."
"The most significant advantage is that it is more stable and secure than other operating systems."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a strong foundation for compliance and offers extended support, which is particularly valuable for critical upgrades and assistance."
"More applications are adopting a Red Hat way of operating. I personally observed many application teams port their applications to Red Hat due to these vulnerability considerations."
"The business value of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is quite high, as it provides excellent availability and never crashes, so the machine performs reliably when I need it, resulting in very few downtimes."
 

Cons

"QNX Neutrino can be improved by simply continuing the good support and enhancing the toolsets."
"From a cloud perspective, I'm looking for more integrations with native cloud services. For example, the ability to use native Azure Key Vault instead of Ansible Key Vault or Red Hat Key Vault."
"Customer service and technical support needs work. We submit an issue to them and go back and forth for three or four days just defining the issue so they understand the problem."
"They are continuing to push the ecosystem forward, but as a consumer, what was most important for me was the reputation of openness that Red Hat has fostered. I would like that back."
"It could be simplified. I'd like to see them introduce PDFs or documents to better explain technicalities to new users."
"The implementation and limitations of SELinux should be re-evaluated. Its current configuration presents numerous challenges and restricts certain functionalities, hindering the overall usability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux."
"There is definitely room for improvement on how to collect the troubleshooting logs, especially in live production."
"There are just some points in the solution's documentation where a few areas seem generic."
"I see very few GUI elements in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and many command lines. I'm not proficient in that, which makes me struggle sometimes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a more cost-effective solution than Windows Servers."
"Pricing depends on the model used, costing about $3,000 per virtual host in the virtual environment. It varies depending on whether you get high availability. There are modules that are upsold such as kernel patching, which we do not use due to cost considerations."
"The pricing and licensing are a bit higher for Red Hat Enterprise because we're able to get 70% of its features with the CentOS version. For the 30% of features that Red Hat provides, I think they need to reduce the licensing fee."
"RHEL is expensive."
"There are special academic offerings for academic institutes, which is pretty good. We need these offerings. In my personal opinion, the prices are okay. However, for educational purposes, they could be lower. For example, in Germany, the budget in the education sector for IT is lower compared to the huge universities in the US."
"With Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you need to pay a massive upfront licensing fee in order to get support."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux licensing is not cheap, but it is worth it, especially considering the compliance and support it provides."
"It's been good, but I don't really get involved with that."
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Comparison Review

it_user281973 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage and VMware Expert at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 24, 2017
It's improved our company's system environments that run Oracle databases.
Red Hat is mission critical to our environment Red Hat has improved the mission critical environments running Oracle databases, while CentOS has improved our web environment and MySQL. Oracle and SAP Environment and all HPC environments. 10 years No issues Very stable i don´t find any problem…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Media Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business100
Midsize Enterprise52
Large Enterprise320
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with QNX Neutrino?
QNX Neutrino can be improved by simply continuing the good support and enhancing the toolsets. While I cannot identify specific improvements needed for QNX Neutrino right now, something that could ...
What is your primary use case for QNX Neutrino?
For seven years, I was a software architect and used QNX Neutrino as part of my platforms. QNX Neutrino was the main operating system for one of the processors that we were using. I find it difficu...
What advice do you have for others considering QNX Neutrino?
I do not think I can give that kind of advice to others looking into using QNX Neutrino because it is very specific to the people that are using it, and it depends on everyone's specific needs, pro...
Which would you choose - RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) or CentOS?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is fantastic. It is an inexpensive solution that has excellent security, performance, and stability, and also lots of features. I specifically like that the solution has fe...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)?
When choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), our security requirement was that I am using it on IBM Power servers, which offered a bundle price. That is why I opted for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (...
What needs improvement with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)?
Regarding disadvantages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the certification cost is a concern for me. The problem with the certification is that its price is high, and it needs to be minimal for ...
 

Also Known As

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for AWS
 

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Sample Customers

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Travel Channel, Mohawk Industries, Hilti, Molecular Health, Exolgan, Hotelplan Group, Emory University, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, HCA Healthcare, Paychex, UPS, Intermountain Healthcare, Brinker International, TransUnion, Union Bank, CA Technologies